2018–19 A-League
The 2018–19 A-League was the 42nd season of national level soccer in Australia, and the 14th since the establishment of the A-League in 2004. The regular season commenced on 19 October 2018 and concluded on 28 April 2019. The play-offs began on 3 May 2019 and ended with the Grand Final on 19 May 2019. Sydney FC defeated Perth Glory in the Grand Final.
Clubs
| Team | City | Home Ground | Capacity |
| Adelaide United | Adelaide | Coopers Stadium | 16,500 |
| Brisbane Roar | Brisbane | Suncorp Stadium | 52,500 |
| Central Coast Mariners | Gosford | Central Coast Stadium | 20,059 |
| Melbourne City | Melbourne | AAMI Park | 30,050 |
| Melbourne Victory | Melbourne | Marvel Stadium AAMI Park GMHBA Stadium | 56,347 30,050 36,000 |
| Newcastle Jets | Newcastle | McDonald Jones Stadium | 33,000 |
| Perth Glory | Perth | HBF Park | 20,500 |
| Sydney FC | Sydney | Sydney Cricket Ground Jubilee Oval Leichhardt Oval | 48,000 20,500 20,000 |
| Wellington Phoenix | Wellington | Westpac Stadium | 34,500 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney | ANZ Stadium Spotless Stadium | 84,000 24,000 |
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
Foreign players
The following do not fill a Visa position:1Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian citizenship ;
2Australian citizens who have chosen to represent another national team;
3Injury Replacement Players, or National Team Replacement Players;
4Guest Players
Salary cap exemptions and captains
Transfers
Regular season
League table
Results
Positions by round
Finals series
Elimination-finals
Semi-finals
Grand Final
Season statistics
Attendances
By club
These are the attendance records of each of the teams at the end of the home and away season. The table does not include finals series attendances.By round
Club membership
Scoring
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 |  Roy Krishna | Wellington Phoenix | 18 |
| 2 |  Adam le Fondre | Sydney FC | 16 |
| 3 |  Andy Keogh | Perth Glory | 15 |
| 4 |  Kosta Barbarouses | Melbourne Victory | 14 |
| 5 |  Ola Toivonen | Melbourne Victory | 13 |
| 6 | Roy O'Donovan | Newcastle Jets | 11 |
| 6 |  Adam Taggart | Brisbane Roar | 11 |
| 6 | David Williams | Wellington Phoenix | 11 |
| 9 | Craig Goodwin | Adelaide United | 10 |
| 9 |  Oriol Riera | Western Sydney Wanderers | 10 |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
| Alex Brosque | Sydney FC | Central Coast Mariners | 5–2 | 4 1 2019 | |
| Kosta Barbarouses | Melbourne Victory | Brisbane Roar | 0–5 | 15 1 2019 | |
| David Williams | Wellington Phoenix | Newcastle Jets | 4–1 | 31 3 2019 | |
| Roy Krishna | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne City | 3–2 | 21 4 2019 |
Own goals
| Player | Club | Against | Round |
 Daniel Georgievski | Newcastle Jets | Wellington Phoenix | 1 |
| Connor O'Toole | Brisbane Roar | Perth Glory | 3 |
| Tom Doyle | Wellington Phoenix | Adelaide United | 5 |
| Tomislav Mrcela | Perth Glory | Central Coast Mariners | 5 |
| Ola Toivonen | Melbourne Victory | Brisbane Roar | 8 |
| Jordan Elsey | Adelaide United | Melbourne City | 8 |
 Avraam Papadopoulos | Brisbane Roar | Wellington Phoenix | 9 |
| Aaron Reardon | Brisbane Roar | Perth Glory | 11 |
| Nigel Boogaard | Newcastle Jets | Sydney FC | 14 |
| Ben Kennedy | Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne Victory | 17 |
| Sam Graham | Central Coast Mariners | Wellington Phoenix | 21 |
| Paulo Retre | Sydney FC | Melbourne City | 22 |
| Harrison Delbridge | Melbourne City | Brisbane Roar | 24 |
| Vedran Janjetović | Western Sydney Wanderers | Newcastle Jets | 24 |
Clean sheets
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Liam Reddy | Perth Glory | 12 |
| 2 | Eugene Galekovic | Melbourne City | 8 |
| 2 | Paul Izzo | Adelaide United | 8 |
| 2 | Andrew Redmayne | Sydney FC | 8 |
| 5 | Glen Moss | Newcastle Jets | 6 |
| 6 | Lawrence Thomas | Melbourne Victory | 5 |
| 7 | Vedran Janjetović | Western Sydney Wanderers | 4 |
| 7 |  Filip Kurto | Wellington Phoenix | 4 |
| 9 | Jamie Young | Brisbane Roar | 2 |
| 10 | Matt Acton | Melbourne Victory | 1 |
| 10 | James Delianov | Melbourne City | 1 |
Discipline
During the season each club is given fair play points based on the number of cards they received in games. A yellow card is worth 1 point, a second yellow card is worth 2 points, and a red card is worth 3 points. At the annual awards night, the club with the fewest points wins the Fair Play Award.Player
- Most yellow cards: 11
- * Alex Rufer
- Most red cards: 2
- * Éric Bauthéac
- * Kye Rowles
Club
- Most yellow cards: 67
- *Wellington Phoenix
- Most red cards: 7
- *Central Coast Mariners
| Club | ||||
| Newcastle Jets | 42 | 1 | 1 | 47 |
| Sydney FC | 49 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| Adelaide United | 41 | 2 | 2 | 51 |
| Perth Glory | 50 | 0 | 1 | 53 |
| Melbourne Victory | 53 | 2 | 0 | 57 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 57 | 1 | 1 | 62 |
| Melbourne City | 61 | 2 | 0 | 65 |
| Wellington Phoenix | 59 | 1 | 2 | 67 |
| Central Coast Mariners | 58 | 5 | 2 | 74 |
| Brisbane Roar | 61 | 3 | 3 | 76 |
| League total | 532 | 17 | 12 |
Awards
Monthly awards
The A-League Goal of the Month is an award that recognises the player who is deemed to have scored the best A-League goal each month of the season. The winner is chosen by an online public vote through the A-League website.Annual awards
The NAB Young Footballer of the Year Award was awarded to the finest performance of an under-23 player from Australia or New Zealand throughout the season.The following end of the season awards were announced at the 2018–19 Dolan Warren Awards night on 13 May 2019.
- Johnny Warren Medal – Roy Krishna, Wellington Phoenix
- NAB Young Footballer of the Year – Chris Ikonomidis, Perth Glory
- Nike Golden Boot Award – Roy Krishna, Wellington Phoenix
- Goalkeeper of the Year – Filip Kurto, Wellington Phoenix
- Coach of the Year – Tony Popovic, Perth Glory
- Fair Play Award – Sydney FC
- Referee of the Year – Shaun Evans
- Goal of the Year – Éric Bauthéac, Brisbane Roar